Exploring The Coromandel
May 7, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Drove around The Coromandel peninsula then to Hot Water Beach. A lovely Asian family invited me to join them in their pool. It was hot underfoot!!!
Cathedral Cove walk
May 7, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
We stopped at Hahei and did the Cathedral Cove walk. Quite long and very hilly- felt good👍
Then drove around Cooks Beach and then a swim at "our" Beach back at Ferry Landing.
Night ferry to tea
May 7, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Fancy taking a 3 minute ride over the water to find some tea? It's great! $7 return trip from Ferry Landing to Whitianga and then a short walk home. Awesome
Coromandel to Rotorua
May 8, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Early morning clifftop walk before heading off to Rotorua via mining town and waterfalls staying at a room in Air BNB. Great burger for tea
Back to Auckland via Taupo and Hobbiton
May 9, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Rotorua to Taupo then up to a wee town featuring corrugated iron signs and buildings. Lovely sunny day
Hobbiton!
May 9, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
As a Hobbit and Lord of the Rings fan, I couldn't go past this. Steve didn't really care for it but we were both blown away by it. So very clever and well done - on someone's farm!!
A highlight ofRead more
More Hobbiton
May 9, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Back to Oz
May 10, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Early morning flight from Auckland. To Airlie Beach via Brisbane and Proserpine.
Family trip to Airlie Beach ☀
May 11, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Dianne booked a family trip to Airlie Beach for a week for her 50th birthday 🎂🎉🎁
Lovely idea!
Happy 50th Dianne
May 12, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Great Barrier Reef day
Steve and I dived and snorkel led. Everyone else snorkelled.
More GBR pics
May 12, 2018, Great Barrier Reef ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The darker pics are diving and the lighter ones when snorkelling
Happy mothers day
May 13, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Our place
May 14, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A lovely place to stay. Dianne had it all booked.
Clean pools, plenty of room in the apartments, close to town.
Even had a TARDIS toilet!! Complete with sounds!
Pool day and Rum Bar
May 14, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Chilling and exploring surrounds
May 15, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Reel deal
May 17, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Dad, Steve, Jacqui and I went fishing. Weather was a bit ordinary and not much fish caught but a good outing.
Cocky whispering
May 17, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Ship in, shipping⛵⛴ out ✈
May 17, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Cruise ship in this morning so the markets were on. Time to leave Airline Beach and head to the Gold Coast to spend time with Steve's family. Airport shuttle bus, Virgin flight, Brisbane Air trainRead more
Catching up
May 18, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Sanctuary Cove to see Al and Louise, to Jacobs Well to see Di and Smithy's block and back to Broadbeach. Driving Leanne's Audi ⭕⭕⭕⭕. Very nice
Muldoon catchup
May 19, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Pacific Fair in morning and then Ava's birthday to catch up with all Leanne and Garry's kids and grandies
Blues on Broadbeach
May 20, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
See ya later Gold Coast
May 20, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Walk around Blues Festival then meet Joel etc at HiTorque, his work. Lunch at Grilled at Harbour Town shopping centre. Then to Coolangatta to Gold Coast airport and trial Virgin Lounge on myRead more
Hi-Torque Performance tour
May 20, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This is the business of Kent and his twin brother Dallas. Kent is Emily's partner. Joel works there too so he gave us the tour. Nice toys, boys!!
Nearly didnt even get on the plane ✈✈
May 21, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We didn't know we had to have documentation before being allowed on the plane. Even if only in transit to US you still need it. Thank goodness for Internet, smartphones and luck. We made it withRead more
